Close Discussions - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>In <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla)</strong>, closing a discussion doesn't mean it's removed from the community or can't be viewed; it means <strong>users can no longer add comments</strong>.</p><p>Typical use-cases for closing a discussion include:</p><ul><li>An existing thread is out of date and you want to direct users (and therefore engagement) to an updated thread</li><li>You simply don't want comments enabled for specific discussions</li></ul><h2 data-id="who-can-close-discussions">Who can close discussions?</h2><p>The ability to close discussions is controlled by a permission that should be restricted to a select few users, such as <em>Administrators </em>and <em>Moderators</em>. </p><p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/39-managing-roles-permissions" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Roles and Permissions</a> to learn how to access and manage your Roles and their permissions. </p><p>There are two permissions that can be given to fit your needs:</p><ul><li><em>Permission to close all discussions, regardless of author</em>: A Role requires the <strong>Default Category Permissions > Close</strong> permission or the <strong>Close </strong>permission for a particular category.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NDQ8AMG81VGG/permissions-1.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NDQ8AMG81VGG/permissions-1.png" alt="permissions-1.png" height="590" width="1247" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li><em>Permission to close discussions which they have authored</em>: A Role requires the <strong>Vanilla > Closeown</strong> permission.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/CIY0V3C9IQW0/permissions-2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/CIY0V3C9IQW0/permissions-2.png" alt="permissions-2.png" height="490" width="1344" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="close-a-discussion">Close a discussion</h2><ol><li>Navigate to a discussion.</li><li>Click the <strong>ellipsis (...)</strong> menu and select <strong>Close</strong>.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NTP3WD14TTBT/close-a-discussion.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NTP3WD14TTBT/close-a-discussion.png" alt="close_a_discussion.png" height="430" width="1015" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: Users who can <em>close</em> discussions can also <em>comment </em>on closed discussions.</p><p>A discussion closure is indicated in two areas:</p><ul><li>On the <strong>Discussions </strong>and <strong>Categories </strong>pages:</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4AHI798N9UV0/close-indicator-1.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4AHI798N9UV0/close-indicator-1.png" alt="close_indicator-1.png" height="259" width="659" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>On the discussion page itself (the Comment box is not available):</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/OLNWPZV4E7QO/close-indicator-2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/OLNWPZV4E7QO/close-indicator-2.png" alt="close_indicator-2.png" height="446" width="624" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="reopen-a-closed-discussion">Reopen a closed discussion</h2><p>Those with permissions to close a discussion can also reopen one at any time.</p><ol><li>Navigate to a closed discussion.</li><li>Click the <strong>ellipsis (...)</strong> menu and select <strong>Reopen</strong>.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/B7TJUKJ9KBCQ/reopen-discussion.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/B7TJUKJ9KBCQ/reopen-discussion.png" alt="reopen_discussion.png" height="349" width="994" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>